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Elzima Hines

Case from Houston, TX dated Apr 07, 2019

Victim Details

Elzima Hines

Male

Black / African American

Houston

TX

2019-04-07

23

Elzima

Hines

08/01/2026

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Elzima Hines, a 23-year-old male student at Texas Southern University, tragically lost his life on April 7, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Hines was born on August 24, 1995, and was known to be a kind and friendly individual who did not carry weapons. His death was the result of a violent incident involving Shanden Powell, a 24-year-old man who was out on bond for an armed robbery of a Payless Shoe Store in Houston's Third Ward in 2018.

On the day of the incident, Powell contacted Hines via Sna ...
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